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Research on Design Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Sánchez-Parkinson, University of Michigan ; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; James Paul Holloway, University of Michigan; Amy J Conger, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan; Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University

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Design in Engineering Education

the educa- tional success of students. She has taught at the undergraduate and graduate level, re-imagining traditional pedagogical practices and engaging students in intra- and intergroup dialogue.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Research Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor in Engineering Education in at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton (2003) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University (2008). Her research focuses on strategies for design innovations through divergent and convergent thinking as well as through deep needs and community assessments using design ethnography, and translating

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Reflective & Critical Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #13320The Faculty Ulysses ContractProf. Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University Joe Tranquillo is an Associate Professor of Biomedical and Electrical Engineering at Bucknell University. Joe was the founder and inaugural chair of the Biomedical Engineering Society Undergraduate Research Track, and co-founder of the KEEN Winter Interdisciplinary Design Experience. He currently serves as the Chair of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Biomedical Engineering Divi- sion (BED), the co-director of the Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management (ILTM) and is co-editor of the Morgan and

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Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuelina M. Wright, University of Michigan; Eli M. Silk, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University

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Paper ID #11638Exploring the Effects of Problem Framing on Solution Shifts: A Case StudyMs. Samuelina M. Wright, University of Michigan Samuelina Wright is a senior in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She has worked in design and ideation research for over a year. Her focus has been on quantifying the diversity of so- lution sets, studying design problem framing, and exploring paradigm relatedness. She is interested in engineering education, which is where her passion for teaching and her technical background in engineer- ing overlap. As an engineering designer herself, she is interested in

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren Redfern, Duke University; A. Leyf Peirce Starling, North Carolina State University; Claudia K Gunsch, Duke University

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Universityresearchers and students to promote the “engineering habits of mind” and provide students withopportunities to practice engineering problem solving in a college engineering laboratory as theybuild their STEM identity.IntroductionDuke University’s High School Bioscience and Engineering camps have employed our modelduring four 2-week sessions over the summers of 2013 and 2014. Each session had between 26and 40 high school-aged students that were either over-night or day campers. Currently,enrollment is open to all applicants with no conditions, though the activities and model designmay be adapted towards experiences with targeted enrollments (i.e. gender, ethnicity, etc). Thecurrent cost of this particular camp is around $200/day for residential

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University

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cause failed hatches, altered hatch time, and birth defects. However, many ofthe students failed to refer to this requirement at various design stages (average score: 2.73 out of4). While one cannot conclude from these results that those students conducted experiments Page 26.1163.9unethically during the project, it does necessitate the need to remind the students to keepprofession ethics in mind throughout their daily engineering practice.Examining the objectives/outcomes assessment results helps to identify opportunities to improvethe project in the future. For example, the students did not think the project helped them withthermal dynamics

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Interactive Panel on Perspectives and Practical Skills for Men as Advocates for Gender Equity

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence J. Genalo, Iowa State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Archie L Holmes Jr., University of Virginia; Brian P Kirkmeyer, Miami University; Klod Kokini, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Lopresti, Lehigh University; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division, Minorities in Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

Paper ID #11738Interactive Panel on Perspectives and Practical Skills for Men as Advocatesfor Gender EquityDr. Lawrence J. Genalo, Iowa State University Dr. Genalo is a University Professor and Associate Chair of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Iowa State University. He is a Fellow of ASEE and has run the NSF Grantees Poster Session for nearly 20 years. He is a former chair of DELOS and the Freshman Programs Constituent Committee (the year before it became a Division).Dr. Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University Roger Green received the B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering and the

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Juan D. Ramirez, Florida Atlantic University

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Electrical and Computer

come to the engineer’s mind, one is to use apotentiometer and the other is to use a decade resistor box. If the engineer uses one side of thepotentiometer and the center of it, he/she now has a continuously adjustable resistor or an analogvariable resistor. However, if the engineer uses a decade resistor box (has several resistors in onebox) he/she has a discrete adjustable resistor or a digital variable resistor.2.2. Examples for Explaining the Concept of Under-Sampling The following examples provide an introduction to under-sampling and aliasing. Theexamples range from entertainment to driving. These examples cover time-domain sampling.2.2.1. TV Sampling Did you know that the shows you watch on TV are not continuous-time signals

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College; Emily Isabelle McGonigle

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12617Transformation of STEM to STEAM – How a traditionally run STEM campsuccessfully incorporated the ARTS into its framework resulting in a success-ful STEAM Camp (Work in Progress)Dr. Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College Arthur D. Kney received his doctorate of philosophy (Ph.D.) in Environmental Engineering from Lehigh University in 1999 and his professional engineering license in 2007. He is currently serving as an As- sociate Professor and Department Head in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College. Throughout Kney’s career he has been active in the community, at the local, state

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Teresa McGuire; Jessica Urbano; Frank G Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Ernest M. Kim, University of San Diego; Thomas F. Schubert Jr. P.E., University of San Diego

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Paper ID #13323Development of a Low-Cost, Low-Voltage Three-Phase Power Synthesizer forUse in Motor and Systems ExperimentsMs. Kathleen Teresa McGuire Kathleen T. McGuire is a senior electrical engineering major at the University of San Diego. She is graduating in May and has plans to work for Freescale Semiconductor in Austin, Texas starting this summer. She is part of several engineering honors societies such as Tau Beta Pi and Tau Eta Nu, as well as several other clubs on campus. She is interested in semiconductors and embedded systems.Ms. Jessica Urbano Jessica L. Urbano is a Spring 2015 graduate of the University of

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Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle E Jordan , Arizona State University; Tonatiuh Munguia-Villanueva, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

opportunities of the futurerequires that they learn to engage in analytical thinking, argumentation, and collaborativeteamwork and that they see such practices as central to design processes. Engaging middleschool learners in collaborative engineering design projects can provide them with opportunitiesto develop communicative competencies related to speaking like an engineer by participating intalk about designed products, design processes, and metacommunicative talk about designcommunication itself.9-11The K-12 engineering education community also recognizes collaborative interaction as a keyengineering practice. The National Research Council identified communication as a vitalengineering “habit of mind.”12 Additionally, the Next Generation Science

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Whipple, Bishop Fox; Keith B Smith, Brigham Young University; Dale C Rowe, Brigham Young University; Samuel Moses, Brigham Young University

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Electrical and Computer

currently lives in Redmond, WA,where he works as a Service Engineer for Microsoft.Dr. Dale C Rowe, Brigham Young University Dr. Rowe has worked for nearly two decades in security and network architecture with a variety of industries in international companies. He has provided secure enterprise architecture on both military and commercial satellite communications systems. He has also advised and trained both national and international governments on cyber-security. Since joining Brigham Young University in 2010, he has designed a variety of courses on information assurance, cybersecurity, penetration testing, cyber forensics, malware analysis and systems administration and published over a dozen papers in cybersecurity.Samuel

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Brady Creel, Texas A&M University at Qatar; John S Small, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

 University  at  Qatar  has  been  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  institutions  offering  engineering  degrees  in  the  region.    The  campus  has  attracted  over  85  full-­‐time  faculty  members  representing  some  of  the  best  minds  in  engineering  education  and  scholarship.    STEM  Education    The  State  of  Qatar  has  long  acknowledged  the  intrinsic  value  of  science,  technology,  engineering  and  mathematics  (STEM)  for  empowering  upcoming  Qatari  talent  and  to  transform  this  fast-­‐growing  country  into  a  world-­‐class  research  and  discovery  icon  in  the  region.    Further,  Qatar’s  efforts  to  nationalize  its  energy  workforce  and  reduce  dependence  on  foreign  workers  creates  an

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Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Gregorio, Drexel University; David S Rosen, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Brandon Gregory Morton, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Alyssa M Batula, Drexel University; Michael Caro; Jeffrey Scott, Drexel University; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Kara Martine Lindstrom, Drexel University, ExCITe Center

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Paper ID #13537Introduction to STEAM through Music Technology (Evaluation)Mr. Jeff Gregorio, Drexel University Jeff Gregorio is currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University. He received his BSEE from Temple University in 2011, and MSEE from Drexel in 2013. In 2012, he received the NSF-funded GK-12 Fellowship, for which he designed activities for Philadelphia high school students illustrating the connection between the arts and the sciences, to catalyze interest in STEM/STEAM. Jeff currently studies under Dr. Youngmoo Kim in Drexel’s Music Entertainment Technology lab, pursuing

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Evaluation: Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Carla D Hunter, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kathryn B. H. Clancy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ayesha Sherita Tillman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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demonstrated a small, but not yet significant, increase in interest aftercamp compared to camp surveys without social integration. When comparing theBioengineering track to other GAMES tracks, BIOE campers reported an 8% increase in interestin engineering and confidence in engineering careers. Students also provided open-endedresponses to the survey and comments were positive about the experience (Figure 4). “I was really surprised how the environment has influence over us” “I really liked how [we] talked about some ‘taboo’ topics for our age like race and gender roles” “Small groups really helped with difficult conversations” “It was neat to see how our mind, body, and social network

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; Rick Pendergraft, University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #13303Leveraging the ASEE Annual Conference Robot Competition to IncreaseECE Recruiting and RetentionDr. Chad Eric Davis, University of Oklahoma Chad E. Davis received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering, M.S. degree in electrical engineering, and Ph.D. degree in engineering from the University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, in 1994, 2000, and 2007, respectively. Since 2008, he has been a member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) faculty, University of Oklahoma. Prior to joining the OU-ECE faculty, he worked in industry at Uponor (Tulsa, OK), McElroy Manufacturing (Tulsa, OK), Lucent (Oklahoma City

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Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gina M Quan, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park

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communities in under- graduate physics departments, and an elected member of the Physics Education Research Leadership and Organizing Council (PERLOC).Dr. Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park Ayush Gupta is Research Assistant Professor in Physics and Keystone Instructor in the A. J. Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. Broadly speaking he is interested in modeling learning and reasoning processes. In particular, he is attracted to fine-grained analysis of video data both from a micro- genetic learning analysis methodology (drawing on knowledge in pieces) as well as interaction analysis methodology. He has been working on how learners’ emotions are coupled with their conceptual and

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmela Cristina Amato-Wierda, University of New Hampshire; Robert M. Henry P.E., University of New Hampshire; Ernst Linder, University of New Hampshire (UNH)

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Paper ID #13484”It’s Too Hard,” to ”I Get It!” – Engaging Developmental Science as a Tool toTransform First Year Engineering EducationProf. Carmela Cristina Amato-Wierda, University of New Hampshire Carmela Amato-Wierda is Associate Professor of Materials Science at the University of New Hampshire. She shifted her research focus several years ago to the area of cognitive development of STEM concepts and practices in grades K-16. She has held NSF funded curriculum projects in General Chemistry and Materials Science, and has recently developed two science courses for non-scientists, titled: The Science of Stuff and

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd France, University of Colorado Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

communication of learninggoals5 – the knowledge they are expected to know, the skills they are expected to do, and thehabits they are expected to possess.6 In engineering, learning goals can be categorized into fourbroad areas: factual knowledge, conceptual understanding, skills (communication andprocedural), and habits-of-mind.7To foster engagement, schools are turning to active learning methods that stress dynamic studentinvolvement in classroom lessons and activities. Research supportive of active learning points toincreased levels of higher-order thinking, long-term information retention, and intrinsicmotivation.8,9 Strengths of the interactive model are attributed to the hands-on application ofnewly-attained information, more likely to be

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Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Pennsylvania; Julie Schafer McGurk, University of Pennsylvania; Emily R. Elliott, University of Pennsylvania; Ursula J. Williams, University of Pennsylvania; Leann Dourte Segan, University of Pennsylvania

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Student

Paper ID #11750Facilitating the Transition of a Traditional Engineering Course to a Struc-tured, Active, In-Class Learning Environment as a Teaching AssistantSarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Pennsylvania Sarah I. Rooney is a Ph.D. candidate in the Bioengineering department at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her B.S.E. (2009) and M.S.E. (2010) in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor).Dr. Julie Schafer McGurk, University of Pennsylvania Julie McGurk is an Associate Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her B.S. in

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Discussions on Research Methodology: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado Boulder; Frederick A. Peck, University of Colorado; Julie Cafarella, University of Colorado, Boulder; Carlye Anne Lauff, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Mark Rentschler, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jenna McWilliams, University of Colorado, Boulder

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encountered by students as they move through these institutionalized trajectories. He is co-editor of a 2010 National Society for the Study of Education Yearbook, Learning Research as a Human Science. Other work has appeared in Linguistics and Education; Mind, Culture, and Activity; Anthropology & Education Quarterly, the Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science; the Journal of Engineering Education; and the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research. His teaching interests include develop- mental psychology; sociocultural theories of communication, learning, and identity; qualitative methods; and discourse analysis.Frederick A. Peck, University of Colorado Frederick Peck is a PhD Candidate in the School of

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Research to Practice: STRAND 2- Engineering Across the Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and the Common Core

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenn W Ellis, Smith College; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College; Sonia K Ellis, Smith College

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Paper ID #11777Designing a Multimedia Learning Environment that Engages Children ThroughNarrativeDr. Glenn W Ellis, Smith College Glenn Ellis is a Professor of Engineering at Smith College who teaches courses in engineering science and methods for teaching science and engineering. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Operations Research from Princeton Univer- sity. The winner of numerous teaching and research awards, Dr. Ellis received the 2007 U.S. Professor of the Year Award for Baccalaureate Colleges from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Gajdzik, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

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and a middle school mathematics teacher at a Title 1 school in Waco, TX.Dr. Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University Dr. Johannes Strobel is Director, Educational Outreach Programs and Associate Professor, Engineering & Education at Texas A&M, College Station. He received his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Information Science & Learning Technologies from the University of Missouri. His research/teaching focuses on engineering as an innovation in pK-12 education, policy of STEM education, how to support teachers and students’ academic achievements through engineering, engineering ’habits of mind’ and empathy and care in engi- neering. He has published more than 140 journal articles and proceedings papers in

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Best Paper Presentations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia; Robert M. Weikle II, University of Virginia; Maite Brandt-Pearce, University of Virginia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #12073Towards a T Shaped Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum: aVertical and Horizontally Integrated Laboratory/Lecture ApproachDr. Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia Harry Powell is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia. After receiving a Bach- elor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering in1978 he was an active research and design engineer, focusing on automation, embedded systems, remote control, and electronic/mechanical co-design techniques, holding 16 patents in these

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Learning Through Service

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Sherry Levin, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Community Engagement Division

faculty. With the largerinformal learning institutions, the process involved more administrative processes and tooklonger to identify project ideas for the students. Smaller CBOs had a clear need for technical helpwith an engineering challenge making it easier to start the project once a team was identified.For civic-minded faculty, there was appreciation of the prescreening work in identifyingorganizations, projects, and resources to help them engage in projects of interest. Facultyinterested in community-based research were more successful at working with partners andidentifying appropriate student projects than those focused on laboratory research. Spin-offresearch projects are ongoing with community partners regardless of if they became

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville

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Paper ID #12482Using the Engineering Grand Challenges to Foster Critical Thinking andAwareness of the Engineer’s Role in the Global CommunityDr. Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville Dr. Angela Thompson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. Dr. Thompson received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville. Her research interests are in biomechanics and engineering education, particularly related to critical thinking instruction.Dr. Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville Dr. Patricia A. S. Ralston is Professor and

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Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanfen Li, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Danielle Jamie Mai, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Elizabeth Horstman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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invitingfaculty from various types of institutions, from teaching intensive universities to communitycolleges, to present at the program, we hope to address this problem and ultimately strengthenthe program. Overall, iFEAT has proven to be a great resource for female engineering candidatespreparing for the academic job search and poses a potential framework for institutions to addressthe gender gap in academia.References1. Shen, H. Inequality quantified: Mind the gender gap. Nature, 2013.2. National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. 2013. Women, Minorities,and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2013. Special Report NSF 13-304. Arlington, VA.Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/.3

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Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #12362Broadening Participation in Engineering: Making in the K-12 Classroom Fol-lowing an Interest-Based Framework (RTP, Strand 4)Miss Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette Avneet is a doctoral student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research interests include K-12 education and first year engineering in the light of the engineering design process, and inclusion of digital fabrication labs into classrooms. Her current work at the FACE lab is on the use of classroom makerspaces for an interest-based framework of engineering design. She holds a B.E. in Aeronautical

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

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Julie L. P. Jessop; Samuel Van Horne

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Flipping Forward: Improving Student Experiences in Process Calculations and Following Its Effect on Performance in Subsequent Chemical Engineering Courses Julie L. P. Jessop and Samuel Van Horne The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IAAbstractFlipping is an appealing method to engage students for meaningful and active learning.However, students are notoriously resistant to this shift in learning culture, which puts theresponsibility for learning more squarely on their shoulders. In this paper, ideas are

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Norman Ettedgui; Joe Cooney; Brian LaBar; Ernest Frimpong; Gilbert Szeto; Amelito G. Enriquez; Kwok-Siong Teh; Cheng Chen; Hamid Mahmoodi; Wenshen Pong; Hamid Shanasser; Xiaorong Zhang

it did.” “Thetopics were excellent.” “The freedom to work at your own pace but keeping in mind deadlinesand the opportunity to learn while working.” “NASA CIPAIR prepares you for more researchprograms. You learn how to engineer or build things with the little you have. It helps you to learna lot of things in the short possible of thing and come out with a results and conclusion. Itprepares you for bigger scientific challenges.”In their final report for the project, they concluded their experiences as following: “As a groupwe were able to gain experience in working as a part of a long term group project. We saw whatit was like also work on an interdisciplinary project. This was a key learning experience, as themajority of technological

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Research to Practice: STRAND 3 – Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie C. Vereen, University of Alabama; Allison D. Vereen, North Douglas Elementary, Douglas County School System

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school. Preliminary survey results indicate that the majority of teachers had amediocre level of interest and willingness to receive additional training. This study will presentthe final results of a school-wide survey as well as identify challenges, and benefits for furtherteacher engagement and buy-in towards the achievement of STEM certification for this schoolwhich will be applicable and beneficial to other elementary schools with similar demographics.RTP Strand 3 – Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice ● Papers in this strand contain research focusing on developing engineering habits of mind in teachers and students. These engineering habits of mind include learning from failure, teamwork and collaboration, and